Although the Tachanka was incepted during the First World War on the Eastern Front it would be during the Russian Civil War where it was employed en masse, being field by both sides during that conflict.
The concept was typically Russian – simple and practical – in that it married a cart pulled by between two and four horses and mounted a medium machine during covering it’s rear arc. It could also be pivoted upwards to act in an anti-aircraft role.
The main purpose of the Tachanka was to provide the Soviet forces with some supporting fire that could keep-up with the Cavalry advance – the Tachanka was the simplest solution – and was fielded in large numbers to support the Cavalrymen, being used to great effect in the vast open spaces of the Soviet Union where mobility is so important.
The Polish army also had their variants of the Tachanka known as the Taczanka and would be used to good effect against their original designers during the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939.
Purpose-built Tachankas were produced for the Red Army and were deployed with Cossacks and other cavalry. Although by 1941 they were as anachronistic as the cavalry they supported, Tachanka continued to see service until the end of the Great Patriotic War, most commonly on the open steppes of the south.
Pack contains:
- 3 metal crew figures
- 1 metal gun
Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted. Metal parts.
Scale: 28mm.
